Red Pepper and Snapper Soup

1. Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry. Cut fish into 1-inch pieces; set aside. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven heat oil over medium heat. Add sweet peppers and shallots or onions; cook for 5 minutes. Carefully add 1 can of the broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until peppers are very tender. Remove from heat; cool slightly.

2. Pour half of the sweet pepper mixture into a blender container. Cover and blend until nearly smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat with remaining pepper mixture. Return all to saucepan or Dutch oven. Add remaining chicken broth, the salt, black pepper, and ground red pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Add fish to broth mixture. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, stirring once or twice. Stir in snipped parsley. If desired, garnish soup with parsley sprigs. Makes 5 servings.